Carlos Vargas

Carlos Vargas a finance scholar and researcher who is currently on his way to acquiring his Ph.D. in Banking and Finance on behalf of the University of Zurich.

With more than ten years of experience working with multinational companies, his expertise revolves around topics such as financial analysis, sustainable finance, business planning, renewable energy, and project financing. He has written financial editorials for influential newspapers in Mexico, such as El Financiero and El Economista, and has been invited to teach courses at several universities in Latin America, the United States, and Europe.

Not only is he a part of the faculty at EGADE Business School, but he is also a professor of Sustainable Finance and Impact Investments at the Harvard Extension School.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Murphy, J.; Janisch, J.; Vargas, C. (2019) Scaling Up Corporate Social Responsibility: Coffee Farming in Chiapas, Mexico in International Dimensions of Sustainable Management: Latest Perspectives from Corporate Governance, Responsible Finance and CSR. Springer.
• International Dimensions of Sustainable Management: Latest Perspectives from Corporate Governance, Responsible Finance and CSR (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance). Book Chapter Various Authors. (2019) Springer
• What are You Waiting to Invest? Long-Term Investment in Grid-Connected Residential Solar Energy in California. A Real Options Analysis. Marc Chesney and Carlos Vargas (2019) SSRN, No. 3231984
• Long-Term Investment Choices for Quinoa Farmers in Puno, Peru: A Real Options Case Study. Anca Balietti, Marc Chesney and Carlos Vargas. (2018) International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, Vol. 6, (4), p. 1-19.